Q Bar: Update 2

Got to the bar just before 2am today to begin a night painting session.

This pic also shows the seating.

I designed all the furniture along with the interior, and had it made within the 5 day refit. The frames are coloured the same 'blank canvas' grey as the walls with blood-red leatherette upholstery to match the ceiling and woodwork.

All of the furniture moves round to make the room into a small art-house cinema (with some awesome film choices!!) on tuesday nights...

My brief was to create a brand-new version of the old bar, which all the staff and customers loved, with an excess of my artwork on the walls.

I still have a lot of painting work to do. A few more sessions like this and I'll be done. The bar is open so customers can follow the progress and see how the artwork continues to completion.

The Q Bar is on the Moor in Falmouth, Cornwall and is well worth a visit!

St Agnes Skatepark PUBLIC MEETING

I have been asked to join the St. Agnes Skatepark Committee and help with providing images, and visual graphics for the cause.

I am honoured to be asked and have accepted the role!

Public Meeting:

Due a massive popularity of skateboarding in St Agnes Cornwall, there is a huge demand for a skatepark in the village. The committee and skaters are happy to raise the money for the park but need a small area of land to put it on.

A large public meeting is being held by the committee at the proposed site:

Wheal Kitty Workshops, St Agnes...

SAT 22nd MAY at 11.00am.

Turn up to have your say, ask questions or just to show support.

Music Academy walls

The Cornwall Music Academy opened yesterday in Hayle, and I was asked to go and draw on the walls outside their brand new practice rooms to be kept as inspiring decoration.

The visitors were encouraged to offer suggestions of things for me to draw on the walls throughout the day. One of the best had to be 'batman with flutes for legs'!

There was loads of live jazz, brass bands and quoir music and a samba band.

The local radio, Atlantic FM were broadcasting from there all day, there was also a bbq, face painting and tons of free music lessons, and lots of excited people!

All Images © Cosmic 2010

Free Coffee

On a cold bank holiday weekend, what better way to warm ones cockles than a free coffee?!

I don't advertise that I produce vinyl graphics, but if someone asks for it I will happily make them.

I work out an original idea from the initial requirements and draw some sketches.

Then use the images to make the graphics in my vinyl workshop.

The good part is I can produce anything I can draw! The mug image, in this instance, tells you 90% of the message.

The bar is Seiners in Perranporth. Pick up a voucher from somebody walking across the beach with a sign (like the lovely Freyja, pictured) and get your voucher. When you finish your walk, enjoy your free coffee.

florist shutters

A second peice at Jane Adele's florist in Truro. Last year I drew a big flower on the wall which is still there.

As this is painted on the roller shutters, this is only visible at night. Although I went over the edge so you can see the side bits during the day. They love it and have plans for more... watch this space... or their space

The theme is the florist's connection to their base in Porthtowan and in Cornwall. Kenny, the deliver driver, can be seen flying around the county in the delivery van, at the top.

The brief was: "Whatever you think." :)

Treneer Wall Project

I ran a workshop of young people from Penzance's Treneere estate for them to design some images, which they did really well! for me to then paint on a wall and some shutters. A great project to be involved with. I finished the wall today, here are some pics ...

Q Bar: Update 1

The bar re-opened on Saturday. It was supposed to be Friday but, despite everybody's best efforts, five days was not long enough to do a complete re-furbishment of a bar of this size!

I pre-designed the furniture and managed to get it built from scratch in these five days too.

Stuck around long enough on Saturday to see the bar get absolutely full! :)

Here are a couple of pics of the artwork during the hectic five day project:

The bar is complete and open and the artwork is still in progress so if you call in you can see it as I complete it.

More pics and finished bar and artwork coming soon..

Interior Design and Artwork © Cosmic Images 2010

Qbar Falmouth

Heading down to the Qbar in Falmouth's headonistic 'Moor' area to start on the re-furbishment. Has to be finished this Friday! I'll post a few pics on here of the finished result.

This picture is 'before':

Disco Yacht

As part of free-form listener supported radio station WFMU's fundraising marathon this year, DJ Hatch has put together a "Soundtrack for a dance party on a yacht." called 'Hatch's DISCO YACHT' as part of his DJ premium (a reward to listeners for pledging their green stuff~) and commissioned some English artist (..me) to do the cover art..

check out Hatch's show here

check out all swag and DJ premiums here

make a WFMU pledge here!

(P.S today is my birthday :::))) hopefully see you later ;) xCosmic

If Cosmic did blackboards..

It has been some weeks since I posted anything.. time has really flown by. I have been involved with some varied projects recently and can report more about them soon.

Currently, as part of my freelance practice I provide an art and design service and I try to meet almost any needs. I get lots of varied requests, sometimes I have to adopt a whole new technique or adapt to new materials, other times it is as simple as.. Pen- Wall- Draw!

Frank Gallagher: [to a fish] Now you know what I feel like... Stop whinging! Drink more.